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Showing 40714080 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-1

…on the modernisation of our healthcare system, subject to the following adaptations:1° Articles L. 1211-2, L. 1211-3 with the exception of its second paragraph, and L. 1211-6-1 are applicable in their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1804

…tion (EC) No 436/2009 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/560 ; - to the prohibition of practices which are not authorised in accordance with Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…State of the European Union or party to the European Economic Area insofar as they carry out their activity on national territory using the services of one or more agents for the provision of payment…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 7: Operating procedures of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-18

…ssion of the report and the draft opinion, in compliance with the deadline prescribed in article D. 2197-21, and the number of shifts allocated to the rapporteur for handling the case. The rapporteur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-53

When a member intends to withdraw from the company pursuant toarticle 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to non-trading professional companies, he shall notify the company of his decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-56

When a partner intends to withdraw from the company pursuant to article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to non-trading professional companies, he shall notify the company of his deci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 151

…ficer of the judicial police, who shall in this case notify the public prosecutor, to carry out the acts of information that he considers necessary in the places where each of them has territorial jur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-3

…r dealing with irregularities in the operation of a bank account are capped, per month and per transaction, for natural persons not acting for professional purposes. Among these individuals, specific…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-2

…Minister for the Economy sets out a model insurance certificate with minimum requirements. When an act occurring before the expiry of the ten-year period provided for in article 1792-4-1 of the Civil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Trial of offences committed in court

Article 677

If the act committed during the hearing of a correctional tribunal or court is a misdemeanour, it may be proceeded with as stated in the previous article. In this case, if the sentence pronounced is m…

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